Photos: a mixed blessing

I downloaded a nifty little package called ChangeDesktop that does pretty much what its name implies. Every hour, it changes the background of my two desktop monitors by randomly choosing an image for each monitor from the 1900+ photos I have filed away. Not coincidentally, most of these photos are of family members. It’s wonderful to see the progression of our sons over the years, but at the same time it’s bittersweet to see (e.g.) a photo of David at age three: I can clearly see how that little proto-David had the seeds of the David I see now, and it’s hard to be reminded of how fast they’re growing and how little real time we have with them. Excuse me while I go snivel for a bit.